Privacy Policy

1. Overview

OpenSoch ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website https://www.opensoch.org. We provide play-based community experiences, workshops, and coaching for founders, innovators, universities, accelerators, and companies in Pakistan.

We take privacy seriously. We collect only what is necessary to communicate with you, coordinate experiences, and evaluate applications for our cohorts.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information directly from you when you fill out contact or application forms on our website:

• Contact Inquiries: Your name, email address, organization or company name, and details regarding your event or experience request.
• Playground / Cohort Applications: Your name, email address, venture details, link to your project/work, and your message or application answers.
• Automated Usage Data: Basic non-identifiable browser and device metrics via Google Analytics to help us understand overall site traffic.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect strictly to:

• Respond to your inquiries and plan tailored community experiences or coaching programs.
• Evaluate cohort applications for the Coffee Shop Cohort.
• Provide program updates and direct coordination.
• Improve the performance, accessibility, and content of our website.

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third parties for marketing or advertising purposes.

4. Third-Party Processors

We use trusted third-party service providers to power certain features:

• Formspree: Securely transmits form submissions from our website directly to our inbox.
• Google Analytics: Collects anonymous aggregated traffic statistics (IP anonymization active).

5. Data Retention & Security

We keep your contact details only as long as necessary to maintain our relationship and fulfill requested services. We implement reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access or disclosure.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, request corrections, or ask us to delete your records at any time. Simply write to us at the address below.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at:

OpenSoch
Email: hello@opensoch.org
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan